Generalized additive bases and difference bases for Cartesian product of finite abelian groups
Combinatorics
2025-09-30 v1 Number Theory
Abstract
For a finite group and positive integer , a -additive basis is a subset of whose pairwise sums cover each element of at least times, with -difference bases defined similarly using pairwise differences. While prior work focused on -additive and -difference bases, recent works of Kravitz and Schmutz--Tait explored -additive and -difference bases in finite abelian groups. This paper investigates such bases in , the Cartesian product of a finite abelian group . We construct -additive and -difference bases in , which lead to asymptotically sharp upper bounds on the minimal sizes of such bases. Our proofs draw on ideas from additive combinatorics and combinatorial design theory.
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@article{arxiv.2509.24034,
title = {Generalized additive bases and difference bases for Cartesian product of finite abelian groups},
author = {Shuxing Li and Chi Hoi Yip},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2509.24034},
year = {2025}
}